For decades, statues of Hafez al-Assad symbolized power and repression. Today, they fall as Syrians reclaim public spaces ...

The huge toppled statue of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad in the Damascus countryside town of Deir Atiyam in Qalamoun remains a symbol of the overthrow of his son Bashar al-Assad's regime last ...

A colossal statue of Hafez al-Assad was once a powerful symbol of Syria’s ruling regime, looming over the Damascus-Aleppo highway. Now, like that regime, it is toppled, and Syrians have been visiting ...

On the grounds of the Guard complex a statue of the president's brother Bassel al-Assad, atop a horse, has been toppled and Bassel's head severed. Bassel al-Assad died in a 1994 road accident. He had ...

Before the rebels arrived, the residents dismantled a statue of Assad's father Hafez al-Assad. Following the discussion, the Alawite notables signed a statement of support. The document was viewed ...

On the grounds of the Guard complex a statue of the president's brother ... He had been the presumed successor to his father Hafez al-Assad who set up the paranoid, secretive, repressive system ...